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Abortion Again: Canada & the G8
"The details remain to be determined. However, Canada's contribution will not include funding of abortions." This was one of International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda's statements regarding the Canadian government's recent decision to not include abortion funding along with other G8 funding for things such as family planning and the use of contraceptive...
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Unfairly Grounded? Were the airplanes unfairly grounded? In the aftermath of the recent...
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Don't Forget Haiti News media is always looking for the next big story. Even...
Tiger Woods comments on his blog, “ I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings...
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Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports: The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood - the largest US military base in the world, home to about 40,000 troops. The commander...
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Forty years ago today, man stepped on to the moon for the first time. Neil Armstrong touched his foot to the dusty surface and said “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind”. Armstrong wasn’t only stepping on to the moon that day. He, along with Buzz Aldrin and pilot Michael Collins, stepped straight into the history...
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The G8 leaders summit is an annual gathering of eight of the world's most powerful government leaders. The purpose of the summit is to discuss important world issues, and besides the economy, the main topic of discussion seems to be the environment and climate change. US President Barack Obama is heading the Major Economies Forum, attended by...
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The beloved but controversial "King of Pop", Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter of famous songs like "Beat It", "Bad", "Thriller", and "Billie Jean", died yesterday. Around the country and the world Friday, legions of grief-stricken fans of the King of Pop mourned the sudden death of Michael Jackson with spontaneous flower-laden and candlelit memorials...
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"The world is watching. And how they approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful means, trying to be heard will, I think, send a pretty clear signal to the international community about what Iran is and is not. ... This is not an issue of the United States or the West versus Iran. This is an issue of the Iranian people." (President Barack...
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. On June 4 1989, hundreds of protestors were killed in Beijing, China, and thousands more left wounded, after the ruling Communist Party of China government commenced military intervention. The event was immortalized, in part, by the famous "Tank Man" photo and video of a lone, unknown...
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